SwedenSveriges demokratiska system 2 · Sweden's democratic system
Sweden is a representative democracy. What does that mean?
In the exam (Swedish)
Sverige är en representativ demokrati. Vad betyder det?
- aThe people elect politicians who make decisions on their behalfFolket väljer politiker som fattar beslut för deras räkningCorrect answer
- bThe government appoints experts who get seats in the RiksdagRegeringen utser experter som får sitta i riksdagen
- cAll citizens vote themselves on every new lawAlla medborgare röstar själva om varje ny lag
- dThe people elect the prime minister directly, and the prime minister makes all decisionsFolket väljer statsministern direkt, och statsministern fattar alla beslut
Why?
In a representative democracy, the people elect representatives, for example members of the Riksdag. These representatives then make the decisions and can be voted out at the next election.
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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